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Kings visit Thunder, both looking to climb West ladderTwo teams as interested in scoreboard-watching as they are in facing each other duel Tuesday night when the Sacramento Kings visit the Oklah...
Keegan Murray - Joins injury reportMurray is questionable for Tuesday's game against Oklahoma City due to left calf soreness.
ImpactMurray launched 18 shots in Sunday's blowout victory over Brooklyn with no in-game injury being reported, but his status is nonetheless uncertain for Tuesday's contest. Sacramento currently holds the eighth seed in the Western Conference, but the team can still ascend to fifth or drop to the 10th seed in the final week of the season.
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Trendon Watford - Productive off bench SundayWatford finished with 16 points (7-18 FG, 2-5 3Pt), seven rebounds, two assists and one block in 33 minutes off the bench during Sunday's 107-77 loss to the Kings.
ImpactThe third-year forward has become a key rotation player for Brooklyn over the last couple weeks due to the absences of a number of frontcourt players, and he's delivered solid production. Watford has scored in double digits in six of the last eight games and has averaged 13.1 points, 4.4 boards, 1.4 assists and 1.1 threes in 23.6 minutes a contest over that stretch while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor and 47.4 percent (9-for-19) from beyond the arc.
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Cam Thomas - Posts team-high 21 in routThomas finished with a team-high 21 points (8-18 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 3-3 FT), four rebounds, one assist and one steal over 36 minutes during Sunday's 107-77 loss to the Kings.
ImpactThe News were eliminated from the postseason a few days ago, and the injury-depleted team played like it Sunday. Thomas still scored more than 20 points for the seventh straight game since missing a contest due to a sore back, and he's averaged 28.3 points, 3.9 boards, 3.7 assists and 2.6 threes over that stretch.
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Colby Jones - Big defensive showing SundayJones registered seven points (3-9 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 0-2 FT), four rebounds, four assists, two blocks and three steals in 23 minutes during Sunday's 107-77 win over Brooklyn.
ImpactThe 23 minutes were a career high for the 21-year-old rookie, and Jones used the extra court time to display some impressive defensive chops. The 2023 second-round pick out of Xavier could be carving out a consistent role in the backcourt rotation, especially with Harrison Barnes' minutes shrinking.
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Harrison Barnes - Role shrinkingBarnes closed Sunday's 107-77 win over Brooklyn with two points (1-4 FG, 0-2 3Pt) across 11 minutes.
ImpactWith the Kings fighting for every win in a tightly contested Western Conference playoff race, Barnes has seen his usage dry up as coach Mike Brown gives more minutes to second-unit players like Trey Lyles and Davion Mitchell. Barnes has scored in single digits in six of the last nine games and played 15 minutes or less in two of the last three, and the 31-year-old forward seems dangerously close to dropping out of the rotation entirely.
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Trey Lyles - Double-double in BrooklynLyles had 14 points (6-8 FG, 2-3 3Pt), 10 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal across 29 minutes off the bench during Sunday's 107-77 victory over the Nets.
ImpactIt's the first double-double of the season for Lyles in his 54th game. The veteran forward has scored in double digits in four of five contests since returning from a knee injury, and he's averaged 10.6 points, 4.6 boards, 2.2 assists, 2.0 threes and 0.8 blocks in 24.0 minutes a game over that stretch.
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